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Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud, starring the luminous Emmanuelle Beard (Mission: Impossible), is the profoundly moving final lm from masterful French director Claude Sautee (Un Coeur end hiver). Nelly (Beard), 25, is stuck in a loveless marriage while barely making ends meet. A friend introduces her to the wealthy and much older Arnaud (Michel Perrault, La Cage aux Follies) in order to help him write his memoirs. Thus begins a playful, tentative flirtation that is forever threatening to bloom into a romance. But instead Nelly gets involved with Arnaud’s charming editor (Jean-Hughes An glade, La Femme Nikita). Arnaud and Nelly get stuck in a silent dance of sideways glances and off-hand gestures, the secret choreography of unrequited love. Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud, winner of Best Actor (Michel Perrault) and Best Director at the Cesar Awards, is a poignant, bittersweet, and beautifully performed romance that stands as an exquisite capstone to Sauté's brilliant career. Special Features: AUDIO COMMENTARY BY FILM HISTORIAN KAT ELLINGER BOOKLET ESSAY BY FILM CRITIC JONATHAN ROSENBAUM ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER Review: Wonderful French movie - Great movie with excellent acting. Not an American shoot up special effects type. A real movie about real people. Review: Understatement at its best - A gentle movie that explores a complex relationship. Understatement at its best. Nelly, played by the beautiful Emmanuelle Beart, is at crossroads of her life -- disillusioned with marital problems and aimless about future. She meets Arnaud, played by Michel Serrault, -- a gentleman, retired judge and businessman, wife separated -- at a cafe through a common friend. He helps her to overcome her debts and she in turn helps him to type his memoirs. Thus their interaction begins. Arnaud is infatuated by her beauty and personality (who wouldn't be?), but he is helpless in expressing that for the fact that he is of more than double-the-age of Nelly. She too is in love with the sophisticated, mature Arnaud but for the same reason as his, she is unable to accept it. She finds that her heart longs for Arnaud when she automatically rejects a live-in relationship proposed by a publisher-friend with whom she was dating and was happy. They try to be and feel that they are happy together, all the time knowing that a complete and defined relationship is impossible. Both of them are tormented by their love for each other. Is it love in the romantic sense? May not be. There is an emotional vacuum in both their lives. And they fill each other very well. She needs someone mature enough to steady her drifting, aimless life and he needs someone to illuminate his dull, boring life. It is not lust. It is not romance. It is not friendship. It is not concern. It is not finding solace. Or is it lust? Is it romance? Is it friendship? Is it concern? Is it finding solace? Frankly, I am at loss trying to comprehend the nature, complexity, depth and layers of their relationship. They know how much each one meant for the other at the time of their parting, when Arnaud's ex-wife takes him for a global tour. Arnaud, collected and withdrawn till then, embraces her passionately. Nelly, composed and passive till then, is shaken and devastated. They know it is coming to an end. The film ends with Arnaud thinking of her and Nelly trying to cope up with her daily life. I hate the ending as much as I love it. Perhaps, it was the appropriate ending. Not all relationships in life are complete; some end abruptly, some never ends. Beart and Serrault are magnificent. I am amazed by her ability to bring about a variety of emotions with subtle facial expressions and effortless motion.

| ASIN | B07VF4XRRL |
| Actors | Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Serrault, Jean-Hugues Anglade |
| Best Sellers Rank | #101,776 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #7,065 in Drama Blu-ray Discs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (99) |
| Director | Claude Sautet |
| MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) |
| Media Format | NTSC, Subtitled |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.53 ounces |
| Release date | September 24, 2019 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 46 minutes |
| Studio | Kino Classics |
E**H
Wonderful French movie
Great movie with excellent acting. Not an American shoot up special effects type. A real movie about real people.
H**.
Understatement at its best
A gentle movie that explores a complex relationship. Understatement at its best. Nelly, played by the beautiful Emmanuelle Beart, is at crossroads of her life -- disillusioned with marital problems and aimless about future. She meets Arnaud, played by Michel Serrault, -- a gentleman, retired judge and businessman, wife separated -- at a cafe through a common friend. He helps her to overcome her debts and she in turn helps him to type his memoirs. Thus their interaction begins. Arnaud is infatuated by her beauty and personality (who wouldn't be?), but he is helpless in expressing that for the fact that he is of more than double-the-age of Nelly. She too is in love with the sophisticated, mature Arnaud but for the same reason as his, she is unable to accept it. She finds that her heart longs for Arnaud when she automatically rejects a live-in relationship proposed by a publisher-friend with whom she was dating and was happy. They try to be and feel that they are happy together, all the time knowing that a complete and defined relationship is impossible. Both of them are tormented by their love for each other. Is it love in the romantic sense? May not be. There is an emotional vacuum in both their lives. And they fill each other very well. She needs someone mature enough to steady her drifting, aimless life and he needs someone to illuminate his dull, boring life. It is not lust. It is not romance. It is not friendship. It is not concern. It is not finding solace. Or is it lust? Is it romance? Is it friendship? Is it concern? Is it finding solace? Frankly, I am at loss trying to comprehend the nature, complexity, depth and layers of their relationship. They know how much each one meant for the other at the time of their parting, when Arnaud's ex-wife takes him for a global tour. Arnaud, collected and withdrawn till then, embraces her passionately. Nelly, composed and passive till then, is shaken and devastated. They know it is coming to an end. The film ends with Arnaud thinking of her and Nelly trying to cope up with her daily life. I hate the ending as much as I love it. Perhaps, it was the appropriate ending. Not all relationships in life are complete; some end abruptly, some never ends. Beart and Serrault are magnificent. I am amazed by her ability to bring about a variety of emotions with subtle facial expressions and effortless motion.
S**K
Review
This is a fantastic film!
E**1
Trying to Find Yourself
Excellent movie; trying to find yourself along with trying ti find your complementary partner regardless of age can be frustrating. Shows the Higgs and lows of that experience.
D**P
Love and intimacy for all the right reasons
"Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud" is a profound and enriching drama about love, independence, sharing, and separation. It follows a beautiful young woman on the point of separating from her depressed and non-working spouse. She encounters a rich and perceptive older man who offers her a job transcribing his memoirs. Though he emphatically tells her that he wants nothing from her, they grow to love and depend on each other in a non-sexual relationship that brightens their lives. There are many types of sharing and intimacy and the plot takes them both through friends and personal contacts that mean a lot to them, but do not direct their lives. This is an intelligent and rich portrait of human intimacy.
P**R
boring
Emmanuelle Beart can hold your attention but in this film she is a typist for an uninteresting man who is writing his uninteresting memoirs. The challenge is to stay awake while nothing happens
P**N
Well done
Beautiful film, nicely paced. Poignant relationships throughout, both on the part of Nelly as well as Monsieur Arnaud. A great film.
G**V
My favourite french film.
Beautifully acted with two of France's best film stars. Emmanuelle Beart is luminous.
S**M
No problems. Received in time
A**.
Film incroyable! Des acteurs formidables! Vendeur hautement recommandé! Merci!
A**L
J’ai cherché ce film partout! Ravie de l’avoir dégoté. Un classique qui restera longtemps dans ma filmographie. Livraison hyper rapide.
C**2
Nelly, ( Emmanuelle Béart ), charmante jeune femme , partage sa vie avec un époux qui n'est pas accroc au travail , souvent au chômage, et qui se complait dans sa situation. Au contraire, Nelly endettée au maximum, par l'attitude oisive de son compagnon, effectue divers petits boulots ,afin de se sortir de cette situation dégradante. Un jour, par l'intermédiaire de son Amie Jacqueline, (Claire Naudeau ), elle fait la connaissance de Monsieur Arnaud , un homme d'un certain âge, un septuagénaire , esseulé,et séparé de sa femme depuis plusieurs années. Cet homme, qui possède un certain vécu, retraité, et qui vit confortablement grâce à la situation qu'il a eue dans sa vie active. L' homme vieillissant , semble impressionné par Nelly , physique séduisant, de grands yeux bleus, une certaine vivacité d'esprit, qui dénote une forme d'intelligence évidente. Monsieur Arnaud, apprend vite les difficultés financières de cette jeune femme,et lui propose de l'aider , allant jusqu'à payer tous ses loyers dont elle ne peut s'acquitter. En échange, Nelly qui connaît parfaitement le traitement de texte, accepte de taper le manuscrit que Monsieur Arnaud veut faire paraître , une forme de biographie en quelque sorte. Nelly, qui gère très bien ce travail, propose certaines corrections, quant à la syntaxe de certaines phrase, Monsieur Arnaud apprécie la collaboration de cette jeune femme. Malgré son âge,le vieil homme se sent attiré par le charme, le charisme et la vivacité de Nelly. La jeune femme, fait la connaissance de Vincent ( Jean-Hugues Anglade ) l'éditeur, qui est de sa génération. Elle se laisse courtiser , et Monsieur Arnaud apprenant cette idylle, voire cette aventure,se laisse aller à faire une scène de jalousie à Nelly , qui rétorque qu'elle se sent libre de disposer d'elle même, et n'a pas de reproches à recevoir de la part d'un vieux C....... !!! Un conflit , une rupture ? Non ! L'orage se dissipe, et Nelly revient. A l'instant où elle entre dans l'appartement, elle perçoit une voix féminine, c'est Lucie, la femme de Monsieur Arnaud qui revient pour proposer un voyage à son premier compagnon, une évasion qu'ils n'avaient su faire dans leur jeunesse. Le vieil homme se laisse influencer et propose à Nelly de lui laisser l'appartement cossu dont il est le propriétaire, de lui confier les clés pendant sa longue absence, et, qui lui paiera bien sur son travail qu'elle aura effectué lorsqu'il sera parti . Monsieur Arnaud avait accepté cette séparation à contre cœur,car il éprouvait, malgré son âge, une attirance constante à l'égard de Nelly. Quant à Nelly, c'est un deuxième et cruel échec, car, malgré le caractère affirmé du vieux Monsieur, cet homme avec ses qualités et valeurs humanistes ,était devenu pour elle le plus précieux des Amis. Si l'Amour, en tant que tel, est quelque chose de démesuré entre un homme et une femme ayant une trentaine d'années de différence d'âge, les qualités et valeurs humaines, accompagnés parfois de goûts communs, peuvent contribuer à faire un rapprochement qui peut engendrer une Amitié affirmée et sincère malgré la différence d'âge, j'en suis certain personnellement, et c'est ce que CLAUDE SAUTET s'était évertué à démontrer dans ce petit chef-d'oeuvre. MICHEL SERRAULT fut fabuleux dans son personnage, quant à EMMANUELLE BEART , que l'on apprécie ou pas, il faut reconnaître qu'elle fut parfaite dans ce rôle qui lui était attribué.
P**N
Encomendei um dvd para zona 4 ou zona 2 : veio de zona 1 : não serve para mim ...
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